#but surprisingly insightful

[hecatesbroom]

"I'll just write a drabble this time, I swear!" I said at 3 am, a couple days ago. I am now neck-deep in an introspective piece on Maude and Vivian's relationship, at 1.4k with no sign of stopping anytime soon

#just had some Insights I'm going to have to work into the 2nd draft too so that's sure to provide an even higher word count lmao #maude is a surprisingly difficult character to write! especially for introspection? #this is a woman who knows what she wants and is very unapologetic about it #but she also lies to herself frequently (possibly even without knowing she's doing it most of the time) #and it's a difficult balance to strike! #like it's not repression or denial so much as an unwillingess to face up to the truth. thus putting the blame on someone else to save face? #i don't know either. wish me luck lol #alys.txt

[homunculusalphonse]

Ever wonder how much the fandom rooted for Princess Carolyn to find her well deserved happiness and how she was too good for Bojack? It’s pretty much contrasts with how the fandom treats Diane and how angry they are with how she didn’t appreciate Mr. PB even though it’s been spelled out clearly on the show that he wasn’t an attentive husband. Then again I don’t see anyone in the fandom ever trying to tear down Princess Carolyn.

Yeah, I've seen folks sometimes ignoring Princess Carolyn as a character, but I rarely see anyone outright HATING her, because like you said, we all agree that she deserves better than BoJack, her mother, and every other bad thing she went through.

I think there are a few things people don't understand about Diane. One is her trauma, which isn't like BoJack's or Princess Carolyn's. I think Diane's trauma had a more emotional impact on her, as in her family never listens to her and they often treat her like she's being almighty and preachy ("Oh, Princess Diane making everything about herself again"). That, and the "Cryane" videos, where her brothers film her crying when she found out her pen pal wasn't real. They're more emotionally neglectful and what we know as bullies, hence why people don't take the damage seriously. Even Diane probably thought that her trauma was "not as bad" as others, especially as she couldn't give examples or proof that her childhood was bad (and the brain often blocks memories to protect ourselves).

And even a non-abusive and well-meaning partner like Mr. Peanutbutter didn't respect or understand what Diane wanted. Despite her telling him over and over again that she doesn't like big gestures, Mr. Peanutbutter continued to do so. Maybe in his head it makes sense after his failed marriages, but that doesn't erase the fact he didn't listen to Diane, besides him projecting his exes onto her. Mr. Peanutbutter often gave her superficial acts of love, hence the recreation of Belle's room. He didn't bother getting real books, for that matter. Maybe it wasn't a public gesture like the previous times, but he still tainted Diane's comfort fantasy. And once again, he reinforces, even if unintentionally, that Diane's vulnerability will turn against her or humiliate her.

Finally, I think it's unfair for the fandom to compare Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane to PC and BoJack, because BoJack was an actual asshole to PC, who went through hell and back for him even when they weren't dating anymore. Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane were more incompatible than anything, and people overlook Diane's trauma because they see BoJack's, PC's or Beatrice's, and they just believe she's whining. But as someone who has a similar trauma experience to Diane's, it's still painful and lonely. And it's hard when you don't have any physical proof of the bad things that happened to you.

#asks #bojack horseman #meta #bojack meta #abuse tw #probably my first ask about bojack #thanks! #i've been thinking a lot about diane and how much i relate to her #she's surprisingly underrated in this fandom #so thanks for your insight too

[jjsanguine]

Cher: but what if she cuts you off

Gun: I will never give up on you

Cher: I know you love me and all but if you give everything up for me and ether of us fall out of love you'll be penniless. You can't like me that much, and that's ok

#cher is surprisingly insightful for a BL drama lead who is being swept off his feet by his rich boss #also reminder of why dating rich people is a terrible idea in the really real. imagine finding out your not mother-in-law has fixers plural #a boss and a babe #cher #gun #guncher

[anonymocha]

suddenly seeing parallels between kumar and medicine pocket

#wonderful day to be a kaalaa baunaa x medicine pocket shipper #you know the difference between kumar and mp #kumar did the things she did out of vengeance — a cause — a purpose #and a desire to destroy others or oneself #mp does the insane shit they do because its FUN #because they have the capabilities to bear it #essentially because they can #considering their dialogue and hobby; they definitely hold life at a high value #perhaps careless #but honest #both defo insane and self-concerned #just in different flavors #hence why i think shipping kb x mp is either an angst abyss or healing journey #mp is smart and emotionally mature despite their mad kid behavior #but yes definitely a victim of impulse and chaotic practices #meanwhile kaalaa baunaa is a woman of method and routine #in research or in life #these two are kind of opposites... #mp shows a petty and nasty front but behind it lies a surprisingly mature and insightful self #kb maintains monumental composure and mysterious but friendly front #although inside i am sure many many things eat away at her #especially kumar #oh ESPECIALLY kumar #she probably acts all cool and level-headed saying things like “life goes on” #she starts to fail to follow her own philosophies and drown herself in work #because staying still will only make the memories of kumar manifest louder #she relies on her routines for comfort; whats always there and always will be #but shes tiring herself out because she cannot entirely confront the idea that kumar is gone #because kumar's presence IS a part of her routine — her methods — course — orbit #mp is like a replacement — better or worse? fuck around n find out

[cityandking]

but if rasa is a cassmance WHO is gonna romance dorian

#just kidding it'll be a big beefy surprisingly insightful trevelyan cousin #I think his name is Cassius #I GOTTA stop starting playthroughs just so I can romance different people. it's not good for me. #da lb #ish

[oldyears]

sorry to all my goodreads friends who have to witness me logging historical romances the past days

#i am as they say... girl rotting in bed #long break from work and i am just. Here #anyway it's surprisingly more insightful than i anticipated! first good sign was that ppl on booktok didn't like it so hahahahaha #i finished the third book in the historical series i'm reading but i'll save the fourth one for after christmas #moi

[intermundia]

I ordered The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader on your recommendation and I wasn’t ready when I took off the first layer to be greeted with what the hardcover looks like, I had to sit down for a minute. But reading through it it’s really nice to see and imagine his thoughts a bit more about the events that played in his life, and when he’s greeted with Obi-Wan at the end just :( ahhh thank you for recommending it truly!! Gonna stare at the art some more now…they knew what they were doing they can’t act like they didn’t KNOW…

the SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME oh my god hahahahah yes i literally pulled off the slip cover and was like

#it's a nice little book #simple but surprisingly insightful #and the end is so beautiful 😭 #but yeah mostly i value it for the art now djalkfjkdlf #it's one of the best drawings of hayden i've ever seen lmao he's so. #sw books #sw

[back-from-heaven-again]

The vessel is very tired but Homelander does not want to sleep. He'd much rather stay up and wait to be showered with attention. I don't believe that will actually happen for him, but he's determined.

#🪽.text #Surprisingly he and I had a relatively productive conversation. #I was not expecting him to have any insight into anything we have going on.

[melakdimet]

Y would they play break up with ur girlfriend cuz im bored 2day at work

#the way i broke down the entire thing to the bf yesterday and he was surprisingly insightful about it

[fictionadventurer]

116 (a book with multiple povs) for the book rec asks? 📚

116. a book with multiple povs

Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley is a Cinderella retelling that gives us first-person POVs from multiple different characters over the course of the story.

#answered asks #books #fairy tale retellings #ravenpuffheadcanons #this was a surprisingly hard question to answer #partly because a lot of classic novels have an omniscient viewpoint that gives insight into several characters but aren't separate povs

[sheepsheeples]

Oh my god, romancing Shadowheart as a selunite cleric is actually so good

The dialogue it opens up is really neat and so fsr none of them have damaged her approval even if she does get a lil spicy when you bring it up.

#drow cleric whose aggressively chaotic good #slowly nudging her towards Selune and making her question Shar #having insight onto her flashbacks hits harder #its been so good #am i running 2 clerics? yes. #is it working? #yes surprisingly well actually. being able to bless and bane in the same turn is powerful

[pepprs]

retreat day 2 done. feeling good but weird

#purrs #for one thing i just ate three (3) (!!!!) bags of pretzels which are the first pretzels ive had in like almost a decade maybe. but for anoth #another…. idk. im not learning abt myself or having insights like i thought i would. im just kind of executing a thing. and also im having s #surface level interactions for the most part… but maybe that’s fine. it’s just i don’t feel like i fit with the staff but also im not a #student anymore and it literally does not matter at all but im in my head about it. except i don’t feel that very much or much of anything a #at all. today has mostly just been surviving and taking notes abt ppl in my pod (the pod is doing good btw they are still not going deep but #they are connecting and working surprisingly well together which is good) and not really using other parts of my brain and im not used to th #that. tomorrow is gonna be so hard though im scared lol. and im scared i’ll oversleep #idk why im not having thoughts. i wish i was. i kinda feel like im knocked out of orbit except i don’t actually feel anything at all #also covid has hit hard in surprising ways. literally no one is hanging out in the community room after hours. like wtf! that’s unheard of!! #retreat tag

[bronzebtch]

META   + Rhea and children

discussion: children.

i think for a long time rhea views motherhood the same way she views wifehood. mostly that it exists aligning to what she must eventually do out of duty. it is the same way she anticipates how, sooner or later, she will have to rule in her father's stead and, given if she has any children, that her first child will rule in her stead.

there is definitely a feeling of abject..... distant ( the best way i could describe it ) between her and those titles, something like, she knows she will eventually have to perform it, but until it truly comes to her, the matter, or the eventuality of the matter, does not affect her. i feel like, in a way, this was also her way of coping with things that are beyond her control.

regardless, her marriage with da3mon clearly shattered many perspective she did have, particularly the thought that, apparently, not everyone subscribes to the ideology that you must do something or adhere to something because it is expected out of you. again, her marriage with da3mon really changed many perspective and shifted / influenced a lot of her early behaviour during her reign.

it both devastated her and strengthened her — or rather, the devastation of its failure emboldened her to have more agency in her ruling thereafter. in a way, the neglect (and maybe cruelty from the early years when they couldn't get along) from da3mon had lasting impacts, but again. that is a discussion for another time.

why it's important for me to bring that up is that, with such shattering shift of perspective, and thus rhea having had to adapt quickly to becoming more self-reliant, i do think she quickly realises that, with her husband's refusal to bed her, he in turn will never give her heir. and true, rhea could easily carry bastards, but — she is absurdly dutiful (and religious), and to risk her child in any way is out of the question.

addition — this is mainly why rhea immediately recruits her sister with the news that any child she bore will be rhea's heir. this meant that, upon marriage, her sister's husband will be the one to move into their ancestral keep and any children joy royce bore will have to carry the royce's surnames, not the husband's. it is not an easy position to put on her sister, and i could talk about this too all day, but in summary, joy agrees, and things work out.

but back on the subject, i'd like to gently nudge on the idea that, it is a very different when you do not want something, and to have it taken from you — and that encapsulated my whole meta about rhea and children. i think... as a child herself, she did not give much of an opinion on motherhood. but as a woman, she realised very early on that her choice to become a mother is expressively taken from her*, and that fills her with longing like no other.

on another hand, had da3mon and rhea did produce children, i do think rhea have different set of worries and that would have rooted deeply in how much the targaryens monopoly their children — but yes, as of present, this is my thought on the subject.

tl;dr — rhea would have loved to have her own children. but because she's been denied so, she will care for others as best as she could within her best ability - and this extends to any kin or wards her house have or is connected with.

send meta and a word and watch me ramble :/

#wcrriorhearts #* surprisingly - she does not fully blame this on da3mon #will i elaborate? no. #LIKE ENOUGH OF WATCHING ME TALK ??/?!/?! cause i will never shut up i fear 😔 #GENERAL: ANSWERED. #BRONZE BITCH: INSIGHT.

[ssaltlicker]

Love the midnight panic attacks where i get to play “am i trans or do i just hate myself”

#its surprisingly hard to tell #ugh #fr like if any trans folks can provide insight bc its a mess #legit cannot tell if i hate being perceived as stupid and weak because im girl or if id rather not be girl

[platinum-iridium]

man at work told me i swallow my anger too much

#surprisingly insightful for a moid #fighting that socialization tooth and nail

[weepylucifer]

Reading Tolkien’s collected letters right now. One day I will show you excerpts of the wild ass letter to his son where he details his views on marriage, love and gender roles

#(not christopher one of the other less important sons) #that letter gave me fuckin whiplash #surprisingly progressive insights one moment. the rantings of a man irreparably lost in the catholic koolaid the next #(it is that way with everything tolkien wrote. it's just sometimes more apparent and sometimes less) #posts by me